Beyond Nuclear Deterrence

This article is an attempt to explore the nuclear dilemma which faces the world forty years after the first atomic bomb was dropped at Hiroshima. In the course of it I shall try to put some flesh on the bones of the Labour party’s policy for defense and disarmament. It will be based on texts drawn from remarks by President Reagan and his Secretary of Defense, Caspar Weinberger.

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